Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions! These summaries are impact-led and a great way to increase the visbility of your research.

Modern Humanities Research Association@themhra.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Researchers in Modern Languages: consider submitting your research to the brand-new @ucflangs.bsky.social Languages Research Database, created for policymakers. Even if you don't think your research has policy implications – you never know! university-council-for-languages.org/research/lan...

Great to see this initiative! The Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025 includes The Burnout Booklet, created for @readingbodies.bsky.social with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social.

National Centre for Creative Health@ncch.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🎉 Our Creative Health Research Round-Up 2025 report is now live! After a strong UK-wide response, this new report brings together the latest evidence showing how creativity supports health, wellbeing & equity. 📘 ncch.org.uk/news/creativ... @rsph.bsky.social @ucl-sbb.bsky.social

This is a great opportunity for ECAs to gain experience in leadership, event organisation, and advocacy. We are a very nice bunch (🫶) and given the challenges in the field, it is more important than ever to have strong representation across different languages in the SIG! 💙

UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group@ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The UCFL ECA SIG is looking for new reps! We have openings in German, Italian, Linguistics, Portuguese, and Middle Eastern Studies. Details below, and the application deadline is 15 December. Get in touch with the SIG co-chairs @oliviaglaze.bsky.social & @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social with questions 🥳

@katharinemurphy.bsky.social and I are very grateful to @cforsdick.bsky.social for wrapping up our takeover of @the-polyphony.bsky.social and for his generous words about the @readingbodies.bsky.social project 💙

The Polyphony @the-polyphony.bsky.social · 10mo ago

@cforsdick.bsky.social concludes the @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover and discusses how this project contributes to rethinking the medical humanities in ways that are simultaneously multilingual, transnational and translational. thepolyphony.org/2025/10/24/m...

In Part 4 of the @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover, @rocio.bsky.social discusses the colonial legacies of nineteenth-century medical metaphors and demonstrates their ongoing relevance for the present day. thepolyphony.org/2025/10/23/m...

How Medical Metaphors of the Past Are Shaping Our Future

In Part 4 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Rocío Rødtjer discusses the colonial legacies of nineteenth-century medical metaphors and demonstrates their ongoing relevance for the present day.

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Happy to share that my piece - 'Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice’ - is out today on @the-polyphony.bsky.social as part of this week's @readingbodies.bsky.social takeover! thepolyphony.org/2025/10/21/l...

Languages, Medical Humanities and Policy: Intersections in Research and Practice

In Part 2 of the Reading Bodies takeover, Olivia Glaze considers the policy and impact potential of research on languages, identity and culture within the medical humanities.

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Exceptionally bleak, but painfully familiar.

will pooley@willpooley.bsky.social · 11mo ago

“Cataclysmically bad” This new series of ECR blog posts on the French History Network makes for grim reading, perhaps grimmer even than some in UK #FrenchHistory might have realised. 1st post, anon ECRs in French History on what it’s like right now out there: frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/6691/ 🗃️

As part of our Special Issue, I wrote my first article engaging with Disability Studies & crip theory (eek) and discovered the brilliant work of @sunaura.bsky.social, Élaina Gauthier-Mamaril & @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social, among others. I couldn’t recommend their work more! 🔗 tinyurl.com/2emhnz7w

Thrilled that @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my co-edited Special Issue is now out in the Journal of Romance Studies! 🎉 Huge thanks to our contributors across French, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese studies—showing the value of a multilingual approach to the Medical Humanities: tinyurl.com/mrxmznsm

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This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

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So excited to share this open-access resource, shaped by real stories of burnout from our creative writing workshops & anthology. Hoping it shows how languages research can make a difference in healthcare spaces!

Katharine Murphy@katharinemurphy.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Delighted to share a news story about our Reading Bodies health resource, The Burnout Booklet, created with @oliviaglaze.bsky.social and illustrated by Hannah Mumby. @readingbodies.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

And you get to co-chair the ECA Special Interest Group with @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social and me, helping to improve the current challenges faced by ECAs in Modern Languages (spoiler alert: the job market...) 💙

UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group@ucfl-eca.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The call for a new ECA representative on the @ucflangs.bsky.social Executive Committee is still open! This role is a fantastic development opportunity, offering visibility and collaboration with senior academics, and the chance to strengthen your leadership skills. Please share and apply!

Looking forward to Marie Martine’s upcoming workshop with @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social: 'Policy Engagement and the Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) – Workshop for Languages Researchers’ - Tuesday 15 July @ 16.00-17.30. Open to researchers at any level! Sign up here: forms.office.com/e/ymAexCJxAA ✍️

An important call for evidence on the current state of Higher Education - in particular the impact of Government policy on international students and higher education insolvency protections. Do consider contributing if you can 💪

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A great lineup of speakers for our next UCFL ECA event - come along!

UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group@ucfl-eca.bsky.social · last yr.

Our next online event is all about impact and engagement! What is impact? How can you get involved? To find out, join us on Monday 16th June, 10.00-11.30 🌟 Register here: tinyurl.com/5fzxx2yc

As co-chairs of the ECA Special Interest Group, feel free to ask me, @llewelynhopwood.bsky.social or @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social any questions about this role!

UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group@ucfl-eca.bsky.social · last yr.

We are looking for a new Italian representative for our ECA Special Interest Group - this is a great opportunity to help improve conditions for ECAs and to ensure that researchers in Italian are well represented. A huge thank you to @serevandi.bsky.social for all her fantastic work in this role 💙

@themhra.bsky.social is hiring another Policy Postdoctoral Researcher 🎉 This is an amazing opportunity for ECAs to gain policy experience, and I couldn’t recommend working with @wendya-b.bsky.social and @cforsdick.bsky.social more highly! Find out more here: tinyurl.com/mvzce4nt

Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity: Building Policy-Research Bridges in Languages

Thanks to the very generous award of a Special Research Grant by the MHRA, UCFL is in a position to appoint a postdoctoral researcher to take forward recommendations from the Languages and Policy: …

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Come and join the @ucflangs.bsky.social family! Hiring a new Vice Chair Research, Vice Chair External Engagement and Comms, Slavonic Rep, Early Career Rep, & Project Coordinator! Make a difference at a crucial time for UK languages in HE! @ucflangs.bsky.social @ucfl-eca.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social

UCFL - University Council For Languages@ucflangs.bsky.social · last yr.

UCFL is calling for nominations to these roles: - Vice Chair Research - Vice Chair External Engagement & Communications - 6-month Project Coordinator Replacement - Early Career Academic Representative - Slavonic & East European Representative 👉 university-council-for-languages.org/2025/05/26/u...

Register now to join our online event - ‘An Introduction to Policy Engagement & Languages Research’ - 5th June, 16:00. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers who will be sharing their experiences engaging with policy and policymakers. All are welcome: tinyurl.com/y3er47es

Very happy to see my article - 'Black and White Memories: Reframing Childhood Colonial Images in Caderno de Memórias Coloniais' - out in the world. This Special Issue has been several years in the making, so a huge thank you goes to our fantastic co-editors Maria Luísa Coelho and Daniela Omlor 💙

Liverpool University Press@livunipress.bsky.social · last yr.

‘Revisiting Montage in Iberian Art and Literature’ is a new Special Issue from the Bulletin of Contemporary Hispanic Studies. The issue explores the enduring significance of montage beyond cinema. Available online: bit.ly/BCHS-7-1 @oliviaglaze.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social #IberianStudies

Thank you so much to everyone who attended this event last week, and in particular Sarah Moss, @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and @laurasalisbury.bsky.social. If you couldn’t attend - fear not! - you can find a recording of the conversation on our website: readingbodies.exeter.ac.uk/2025/05/16/w...

Olivia Glaze@oliviaglaze.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for the final public event of the Reading Bodies project, where @katharinemurphy.bsky.social will be in conversation online with bestselling author Sarah Moss, discussing all things writing, health and the body. Our Q&A will be chaired by @laurasalisbury.bsky.social 📣💬 shorturl.at/eSnpY

Are you a languages researcher keen to get involved in policy engagement but not sure where to start? Join my online talk tomorrow at 12:00 - part of the @ilcs.bsky.social Thinking Strategically Seminar Series - to find out how and where to begin! Sign up here: tinyurl.com/yc298jvw

Thinking Strategically: Developing the Policy Dimensions of Research

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Happening next Wednesday - everyone welcome!

Olivia Glaze@oliviaglaze.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for the final public event of the Reading Bodies project, where @katharinemurphy.bsky.social will be in conversation online with bestselling author Sarah Moss, discussing all things writing, health and the body. Our Q&A will be chaired by @laurasalisbury.bsky.social 📣💬 shorturl.at/eSnpY

Very happy to be interviewed with @wendya-b.bsky.social and @cforsdick.bsky.social about our project to create a database of impact-focused summaries of languages research for policymakers - thank you to @themhra.bsky.social for their support, and stay tuned for updates! tinyurl.com/bdzner29

Making Languages Research Accessible to Policymakers

Interviewing Dr Liv Glaze, MHRA Languages and Policy Postdoctoral Researcher, and her mentors Professor Wendy Ayres-Bennett and Professor Charles Forsdick.

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A great read to learn more about Wendy and Charles' fantastic work on language, policy, and education at Murray Edwards College 💬 @wendya-b.bsky.social @cforsdick.bsky.social @mmll-cambridge.bsky.social

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Very happy to represent Portuguese Studies at the @hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social conference in sunny Edinburgh this week. I presented my work on crip theory and Fernando Pessoa on a panel with the fantastic @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @petehr.bsky.social and Álvaro González Montero 💙

Join us for the final public event of the Reading Bodies project, where @katharinemurphy.bsky.social will be in conversation online with bestselling author Sarah Moss, discussing all things writing, health and the body. Our Q&A will be chaired by @laurasalisbury.bsky.social 📣💬 shorturl.at/eSnpY

Looking forward to presenting alongside @katharinemurphy.bsky.social @petehr.bsky.social and Álvaro Gonzalez Montero for our panel 'Cultural Portrayals of Illnesses and Disabilities in the Modern Luso-Hispanic World’. Taking place on April 8 @ 9.00 - come along! 💬🩺

The Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland@hispanists-ahgbi.bsky.social · last yr.

The 70th Annual Conference of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland will comprise of two face-to-face days at the University of Edinburgh (7-8 April 2025) and one day fully online (10 April 2025). The conference will be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

Launching the opinion articles in our LPS collection @cforsdick.bsky.social , a great piece by John Worne. He argues the UK’s national narrative needs to evolve: rather than focusing only on 'fluency', a more appropriate measure is proficiency and utility. www.lspjournal.com/post/the-uk-...

The UK's Languages Crisis: Time to Embrace Our Imperfection?

John Worne | 24th March 2025 | Opinion ArticlesIn the following opinion article John Worne argues that the UK’s national narrative needs to evolve to encourage regular engagement with languages at all...

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If you're interested in public engagement, check out @katharinemurphy.bsky.social and my interview with the Public Engagement with Research (PER) team at @exeter.ac.uk, where we share our insights and top tips from our recent work on the Reading Bodies project: tinyurl.com/3mbtnyde 💬

Interdisciplinary Public Engagement: The Reading Bodies Project

Catherine Hurcombe, Regional Engagement Assistant, interviews Associate Professor Katharine Murphy and Dr Liv Glaze on their Reading Bodies project. This project demonstrates the benefits of an interd...

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'We must not let advanced linguistic and cultural skills slip away out of a misinformed sense that technology will solve all our problems or that colonialism’s legacy will always fatally undermine efforts to promote better transnational understanding'

Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete

Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics

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